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Soyyr, that was Flumotion... On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Cary Gordon <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > We are looking at Fluemotion, a server solution based on the gstreamer > libraries. http://www.flumotion.net/ > > It is available in both free and commercial versions. > > Cary > > On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 7:48 AM, Madrigal, Juan A <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> Bill, >> >> You would need three minimum components to get the job done. An asset management server for managing media and publishing, >> a streaming server, and a web front end. Here are some to look into: >> >> STREAMING SERVERS >> >> Wowza Streaming Server >> http://www.wowzamedia.com/ >> >> mod_h264 >> http://h264.code-shop.com/trac >> >> Red5 >> http://www.red5.org/ >> >> Mammoth >> http://mammothserver.org/ >> >> Darwin Streaming Server (Quicktime) >> http://dss.macosforge.org/ >> >> WEB FRONT END >> >> MediaCore CMS >> http://mediacore.com/ >> >> ASSET MANAGEMENT/MEDIA DEPLOYMENT >> >> Final Cut Server<http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=final+cut+server&aq=f> for a review/approval worflow and publishing video to your streaming serve if you can get your hands on it, along with Transmogrifier http://transmogrifier.sourceforge.net for enhanced publishing workflows >> >> Another option is TACTIC: http://www.southpawtech.com which I haven't used but you can attach scripts which can be used to publish files >> >> >> For the video format/codec I would recommend H264 delivered via HTTP Adaptive Streaming. This will allow mobile streaming to smart phones and tablets and you could always wrap H264 video in Flash if necessary (FlowPlayer/JWPlayer) for the desktop. You could use Flash on the desktop to protect the stream or a token based authentication mechanism along with user based access controls. >> >> To handle a large amount of users or concurrent streams you would need to implement a load balancing server calls the video from the streaming server with the least load. >> A cache server wouldn't be a bad idea either for popular videos. Another option is to use a CDN like AmazonS3 or Akamai on a case by case scenario. Say you are streaming a specific event and expect a heavy number of views for example. >> >> Hope this helps! >> >> Juan Madrigal >> >> Web Developer >> Web and Emerging Technologies >> University of Miami >> Richter Library >> >> >> On 7/7/11 5:05 PM, "William Helman" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >> >> We are in the information gathering stage of a project to look at offering >> streaming video course reserves for online/distance multimedia classes the >> University of Baltimore offers. Think Netflix streaming for obsucure films >> not on Netflix (such as digitized films from special collections, or >> instructor personal copies). I was wondering if anyone out there has any >> experience with this sort of thing? >> >> >> We currently use Slingbox (http://www.slingmedia.com/), but this will not >> scale to what our faculty have in mind. The most pressing needs (besides >> system tools to help maintain fair use), are one that is reliable outside of >> library hours and one that lets us upload our own content. >> >> >> Our partner from campus IT is investigating http://www.kaltura.org/, anyone >> have experience with it? >> >> >> Thanks, and sorry for the cross post. >> >> >> >> -Bill Helman >> >> >> >> Integrated Digital Services Librarian - University of Baltimore Langsdale >> Library >> >> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> - ph. 410 837 4209 - http://whelman.com >> > > > > -- > Cary Gordon > The Cherry Hill Company > http://chillco.com > -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com